Mr VATSKALIS - 2012-10-23
Minister, can you please explain why you employed the sacked Under Treasurer, Jennifer Prince, and what role will she be performing for you now?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Casuarina for his question. It is a very good question and I am happy to answer it.
Jennifer Prince is employed to assist me in fighting for funds from Canberra from the federal Labor government. The previous government did an appalling job of getting Canberra to pay its fair share. I cannot think of a better person to be advising the minister on how to go about chasing funds from Canberra than the former Under Treasurer, Jennifer Prince who has a strong track record in that area.
Further, I am asking the former Under Treasurer to assist me with restructuring the Department of Health. I am currently doing those reviews with her and, hopefully, within the next few weeks or months I will have something more to deliver to this Chamber about future directions for the Department of Health.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Casuarina for his question. It is a very good question and I am happy to answer it.
Jennifer Prince is employed to assist me in fighting for funds from Canberra from the federal Labor government. The previous government did an appalling job of getting Canberra to pay its fair share. I cannot think of a better person to be advising the minister on how to go about chasing funds from Canberra than the former Under Treasurer, Jennifer Prince who has a strong track record in that area.
Further, I am asking the former Under Treasurer to assist me with restructuring the Department of Health. I am currently doing those reviews with her and, hopefully, within the next few weeks or months I will have something more to deliver to this Chamber about future directions for the Department of Health.
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